Windows XP wont read DVD-RW disks

[Guest]

I have Windows XP Service Pack 2, a Matshita DVD-RAM and an LG DVD-ROM drive.
My drives will read and write CD-R's and DVD-R's with no problem. However's
neither drive will recognise DVD-RW disks (my drive is -RW compatible). I get
the message 'windows cannot read from this disk...'. I have got the latest
updates and tried updating my firmware. I have use both Nero 5.5. and 6.6 as
my burning software. I can't format the disks as it wont read them in the
first place. Can anyone help?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321641

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| I have Windows XP Service Pack 2, a Matshita DVD-RAM and an LG DVD-ROM drive.
| My drives will read and write CD-R's and DVD-R's with no problem. However's
| neither drive will recognise DVD-RW disks (my drive is -RW compatible). I get
| the message 'windows cannot read from this disk...'. I have got the latest
| updates and tried updating my firmware. I have use both Nero 5.5. and 6.6 as
| my burning software. I can't format the disks as it wont read them in the
| first place. Can anyone help?

 

[Guest]

Thanks but I've already been through that and there doesn't seem to be a
solution there to the problem I've got.

 

[Black Baptist]

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I have Windows XP Service Pack 2, a Matshita DVD-RAM and an LG DVD-ROM
drive. My drives will read and write CD-R's and DVD-R's with no problem.
However's neither drive will recognise DVD-RW disks (my drive is -RW
compatible). I get the message 'windows cannot read from this disk...'.
I have got the latest updates and tried updating my firmware. I have use
both Nero 5.5. and 6.6 as my burning software. I can't format the disks
as it wont read them in the first place. Can anyone help?

tried updating my firmware? or did update it? Will the disks work in another
machine?

 

[HeeroYuy]

=?Utf-8?B?c3RldmVo?= rambled on in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:


tried updating my firmware? or did update it? Will the disks work in
another
machine?

DVD-RAM drives can read and burn to DVD-R but not DVD-RW discs.

 

[Edward W. Thompson]

DVD-RAM drives can read and burn to DVD-R but not DVD-RW discs.

Your problem either relates to the device or the disk as you no doubt know.
Firstly have you tried with a different make of disk? Some machines are
disk 'sensitive'. If you have then I suggest you format (INCD) a disk on
another machine and burn a sample file then see whether you can read it with
the problem device. If you can read it then I suggest the fault lies with
the machine.